changes to the succession in Saudi Arabia

Today's Financial Times has an article on the creation of a new committee, the
Allegiance Institution, made up of sons and grandsons of king Abdul-Aziz. It
will have veto power over the appointment of the crown prince by the king. The
article is a little unclear over the details of the procedure, but it appears
that in case of rejection the council could choose one of three names put

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forward by the king. It would also have the ability to exercise regency powers
for a limited time. A look at the original statement from the royal court might

A. Gwilliam...

The FT clearly has better sources than some; both The New York Times
and Aljazeera have articles on it as well, but based on a Reuters
report.

clarify matters.

Dag T. Hoelseth...

Here is the statement published by the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia,
Washington DC:

Not that it says much more than the other press reports in this thread,
but just for the record...

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